Beyond forming a government, Khan's most pressing concern is addressing Pakistan's rapidly deteriorating finances and many investors and analysts expect a bailout from China or the International Monetary Fund is inevitable.

Khan, during a speech declaring victory on Thursday, offered to investigate opposition allegations of vote-rigging and said he wanted to "unite" the country under his leadership.

The EU Election Observation Mission, in its preliminary findings, said the electoral process was "not as good" as the 2013 election and campaign week featured a "lack of equality" that meant it was not a level playing field for all parties. They condemned the interference of "state agencies" in the election, a veiled reference to the military and intelligence apparatus. In Pakistan, which is on the cusp of having only its second peaceful civilian transfer of power, that doesn't usually happen.

"There will be protests", said Maulana Fazalur Rehman from the All Parties Conference, which included the outgoing ruling party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

A senior leader of the PPP said so far they had not finalised any strategy for the elections of key parliamentary offices.

"PML-N is a peaceful national political party and fear & intimidation can't suppress our rights", Sharif tweeted. A party can only form the government if it manages to secure 172 seats in total.

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